Illuminated card holder



Jan. 16,1934.

L. J. BUHR 1,943,719

ILLUMINATED CARD HOLDER Filed June 14, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet l L JOHN DOE 5 ADDRESS PHOTIO HERE 5 CITY STRTE o o PERMIT N- OWNER YEHR STATE .y E FORD SEUHN I 3 j I Inventor 5 /0 60 Jflzflwi Patented Jan. 16, I934 AT {if T FFEE ILLUMINATED CARD HOLDER Leo John Buhr, Lake Zurich, 111.

Application June 14, 1933. Serial No. 675,861

1 Claim. (01. 40-132) The present invention relates to an illuminated other suitable means. Certain of the bolts 9 card holder for use particularly on automobiles also constitute means for securing the ears 5 to for displaying in a prominent manner identificathe casing 1. tion cards, and has for one of its important ob- The forward edge of the top of the casing 1 5 jects to provide, in a manner as hereinafter setis spaced inwardly or rearwardly from the cor- 60 forth, a device of this character embodying a responding edges of the side walls and bottom novel construction, combination and arrangeof said casing for providing an opening to perment of parts through the medium of which the mit the insertion and removal of the elements cards may be locked in position against unau- 7 and 8. Unauthorized removal of the elements thorized removal. 7 and 8 is prevented through the medium of a 6 Other objects of the invention are to provide closure 10 in the form of a fiat metallic bar an illuminated card holder of the aforementioned which is hingedly secured, as at 11, on one side character which will be simple in construction, of the casing l. A suitable lock 12 is provided strong, durable, attractive in appearance, reliat the free end of the closure 10 for securing 15 able in use, compact and which may be manusaid closure in closed or operative position.

factured at low cost. As will be apparent, when the lamp 4 is illumi- All of the foregoing and still further objects nated, the indicia on the identification card or and advantages of the invention will become applate 8 will be plainly visible through the lens 7.

parent from a study of the following specifica- To remove or insert the identification card or tion, taken in connection with the accompanying plate, it is only necessary to unlock the closure drawings wherein like characters of reference 10 and swing said closure upwardly to inoperadesignate corresponding parts throughout the tive position, as will be obvious.

several views, and Wherein: It is believed that the many advantages of an Figure l is a view in front elevation of an illuminated identification card holder constructilluminated card holder constructed in accorded in accordance with the present invention will 0 ance with the present invention. be readily understood, and although the pre- Figure 2 is a top plan View thereof. ferred embodiment of the invention is' as illus- Figure 3 is a view in side elevation of the card trated and described, it is to be understood that holder. changes in the details of construction and in Figure 4 is a View in horizontal section, taken the combination and arrangement of parts may 85 substantially on the line 4-4 of Figure 3. be resorted to which will fall within the scope Figure 5 is a perspective View of a portion of of the invention as claimed.

one of the channel guides. What is claimed is:-

Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will In an illuminated card holder of the character be seen that the embodiment of the invention described, a casing, said casing including a back. 0 which has been illustrated comprises a casing 1 side walls, a top wall and a bottom wall, the casof suitable shape, dimensions and material, said ing being open at its front, and having the forcasing being open at its front and having mounted ward edge of the top wall spaced inwardly from therein a reflector 2. The forward end of the the corresponding edges of the side and bottom 40 refiector2 is spaced inwardly from the open front walls for providing an opening, a reflector in 5 of the C s a illustrated advantage in said casing having its forward end spaced in- F e 4 0f the drawings- Mounted in the wardly from the front of said casing, channel flector 2 is a socket 3 which receives an 11109.11- guides 'emovably disposed in the casing on the descent p Pl'olecfing laterally from the side walls and abutting the outer edge of the sides Of the (B at the fOTWaIdend of Said reflector for retaining the same in said casing, casi are apertured ears 5 constituting means and a removable lens slidably mounted in said for Secu e invention in DOSiBiOh 011 the guides and a transparent identification card rewindshield or on a window of the automobile. movably mounted in t guides inwarmy of t Mounted vertically in the forward portion of l d l u fo th opening hingedly the casing 1 immediately adjacent the forwardsecured at one end to one side of the casing. end of the reflector 2 are channel guides 6 which LEO JOHN BUI-IR. slidably receive a removable lens 7 and a transparent indicia bearing card or plate 8. The guides 6 are secured in position in the casing 1 through the medium of nut equipped bolts 9 or 

